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Posted: 9/30/2011 4:36:59 PM EDT
| What's the right Loctite to use on scope ring screws, QD swivel mounts, general fasteners, etc? Thanks. |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. I fucking hate loctite on fasteners. Especially small ones. Ive seen more people tear up and destroy stuff with a torque wrench than I have with loc tite. I just tell people to use Blue and snug it down and recheck after some use. |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. I fucking hate loctite on fasteners. Especially small ones. Ive seen more people tear up and destroy stuff with a torque wrench than I have with loc tite. I just tell people to use Blue and snug it down and recheck after some use. And I've had to use a mill or a torch to take things apart more often than I like to think about. |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. It's a dirty job but apparently someone has to do it. Every screw, bolt and nut has a torque spec. Oh I agree, and most of us go just enough past it to hear that "SNAP" sound or feel the "softness" as the bolt head just shears off. . lol. 
I think some of it has to do with proper use of the torque wrench, some will put it on Foot pounds instead of Inch pounds. |
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What's the right Loctite to use on scope ring screws, QD swivel mounts, general fasteners, etc? Thanks. As olekennyroy has posted, the correct answer is purple, just check the info for loctite and it gives you the diameter of the threaded fasteners for each color. That said I don't like using loctite on guns although it may have it's place on scope mounting screws. A "smidgen" of clear nail polish on the threads will also work....<><....:) |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. It's a dirty job but apparently someone has to do it. Every screw, bolt and nut has a torque spec. Really? I understand that, and even have my very own inch and foot pound torque wrenches. After puttng together a number of engines over the years, I know the importance of correct torque settings. But that wasn't my question, and it seems some people just cannot simply answer the question asked. I asked about Loctite as recommended by Pat Rogers (he didn't say which variety, or I wouldn't have asked.) You may carry a torque wrench or two in your field kit, but I don't. However, I do carry a small multitool. That and a small tube of threadlocker might be enough for a field expedient repair. |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. It's a dirty job but apparently someone has to do it. Every screw, bolt and nut has a torque spec. Really? I understand that, and even have my very own inch and foot pound torque wrenches. After puttng together a number of engines over the years, I know the importance of correct torque settings. But that wasn't my question, and it seems some people just cannot simply answer the question asked. I asked about Loctite as recommended by Pat Rogers (he didn't say which variety, or I wouldn't have asked.) You may carry a torque wrench or two in your field kit, but I don't. However, I do carry a small multitool. That and a small tube of threadlocker might be enough for a field expedient repair. Yep. And you didn't You should contact Pat and find out what he recommends. I've never had a scope come loose in the field, or for that matter the range, guess I'm lucky |
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A torque wrench. Thank goodness you can always count on at least one person to give a non-answer. It's a dirty job but apparently someone has to do it. Every screw, bolt and nut has a torque spec. Really? I understand that, and even have my very own inch and foot pound torque wrenches. After puttng together a number of engines over the years, I know the importance of correct torque settings. But that wasn't my question, and it seems some people just cannot simply answer the question asked. I asked about Loctite as recommended by Pat Rogers (he didn't say which variety, or I wouldn't have asked.) You may carry a torque wrench or two in your field kit, but I don't. However, I do carry a small multitool. That and a small tube of threadlocker might be enough for a field expedient repair. Yep. And you didn't You should contact Pat and find out what he recommends. I've never had a scope come loose in the field, or for that matter the range, guess I'm lucky For what ever reason, you seem to feel that you just have to have that last word. Your response had nothing to do with my question and that's it. I didn't want to contact Pat Rogers because he appears to be a pretty busy guy, so I turned to the folks here on Arfcom who might have had some suggestions. To those that said "purple", thank you, question answered. Speaking of Pat Rogers, his article in the March 2008 edition of SWAT ("More Carbine Tips-Hold it, Mark it, Tighten it, Lube it") was very informative. To quote from that article, "A thread locker is not a luxury, it is a necessity." I'm glad you have never had a scope come loose. Maybe you don't run your stuff as hard as he does. |
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Sounds like this thread is just about a wrap, but FWIW, Bobro recommends (and supplies the 222MS (purple) with their mounts) as well.
Basically for scopes and mounts, a combination of correct in/lb torque with a smidge of low power loctite just as a "belt and braces" measure is the winning combo. |
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I use red on scope bases and rings. Blue on just about everything else. If I do not plan on taking it apart red is what I use. If you do not burn off the red before trying to take it apart, you can damage the screws. How do you get the red Loctite loose on rings without damaging the scope? |
| I use the 222 on all the set screws on my mounts and handgun sights, and I've also used it on my RCS holsters and pouches to keep the screws in place. Since it isn't the "strongest" one available, I can make adjustments or take stuff apart without too much effort and it still keeps in place well. |
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I use red on scope bases and rings. Blue on just about everything else. If I do not plan on taking it apart red is what I use. If you do not burn off the red before trying to take it apart, you can damage the screws. How do you get the red Loctite loose on rings without damaging the scope? soldering iron, when i have to. I have yet a need remove a scope from a set of rings, some going on 20+ years on one rifle. |
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